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And the Liverpool signing lifted the lid on previous conversations that he had with former Reds striker Kuyt during national training camps with the Netherlands in previous years.

“I didn’t speak to him. Dirk played a lot of games for the national team. There we met each other a few years ago. He was talking about Liverpool,” Wijnaldum told his pre-match media conference on Friday evening.

“I was young and asking how the clubs was at that time. He told me a few great stories about the club – but that was a few years ago.”

Liverpool will take on Serie A giants AC Milan in the International Champions Cup at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara on Saturday evening.

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The Reds lost 1-0 to bitter Premier League rivals Chelsea in their opening game Stateside after Gary Cahill’s winner.

Klopp’s side finished in eighth place in the Premier League table last season.